Underwear



June 11,1930; H, H, FESSLER I 1,764,252

UNDERWEAR Filed Oct. 10, 1928 Z sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June-17, 1930 1 UNITED STATES HARRISON E. IESSLE'B, O1! OBWIGBBUBG, PENNSYLVANIA UNDERWEAR Application filed mm 10, 1928. Serial No. sums.

This invention relates to garments and more particularly to underwear.

One object of the invention is to provide underwear of the type wornby men which will accommodate itself to the size of the waist line by expansion and contraction and fit snugly about the body when worn.

Another object of the invention is to provide the underwear with a specially constructed front portion constituting a fly which will normally remain closed without the use of buttons or other fasteners. By

this arrangement, buttons or other fasteners which are liable to be broken or torn loose during laundering of the garment, will be eliminated.

Another object of the invention is to provide the garment about its upper edge portion with a circumferentially extending pocket adapted to receive a belt for securing the garment about a persons waist and prevent the belt from being exposed except the end portions thereof which project from the pocket at the front of the garment. j

Another object of the invention is to very firmly connectthe front portions of the garment in overlying relation to each other to form the normally closed fly and prevent dan r of the seams ripping.

e invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a view showin the improved garment in front elevation with the leg portions spread apart.

tion of the garment in rear elevation.

Fi re 3 is a view showing the blank from whic the garment is formed.

Figure 3 is a view of a modified form of blank.

Figure 4; is a view of a reinforcing strip forming a part of the garment.

Figure5 is a view of an insert which connects the belt forming rtions of the side sections at the front of t e garment.

at be formed of knitted fabric so that it may 5 Figure 2 is a view showing the body por- Figure 6 is a fragmentary view of the front portion'of the garment before being completely finished. p

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on the line 7-7 of Figure'6.

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken on the line 8-8 of Figure 1.

The improved garment constituting the subject matter of this invention includes a body portion 1 having leg extensions 2 which may be full length or half length and, at its front, the garment is formed with a fly 3 or special construction to be hereinafter described in detail and so formed that it will normally remain closed without the useof buttons or other fasteners. A pocket 4 extends about the upper edge portion of the garment and the outer wall of the pocket is' formed with an opening 5 at the front of the garment above the fly 3 so that the end portions of a belt 6 formed of elastic webbing may project downwardly from the. pocket and united by a buckle of a conventional construction (not shown). The entire garment may be formed of knitted fabric so that it will have suflicient elasticity to accommodate itself to the person wearing the garment or, if so desired, the major portion of the garmentmay be formed of woven fabric and only the portion forming the waist-encircling 7- pocket in which the belt is received, formed of knitted fabric.

It is important that the belt receiving pockfit snugly about a persons waist.

The ody portion and leg extensions of the garment consist of side sections 7 and 8 each of which is formedfrom a blank 9 shown in Figure 3. These blanks are of a du licate construction and each has one side ormed with a tapered extension 10 which, when stitched to the corresponding extension of the other blank, forms the rear seam 11 of the garment. The edges 12 and 13 of the lower portion of the blank are sewed together, as 00 shown at 14, in Figure 1 of the drawings, and when so joined, form the le extensions 2. The upper portion 15 which orms the Waist band constituting the belt receiving pocket is integral with the remander of the blank if the blank is cut from knitted material but if the garment consists mainly of woven fabric, which does not have the elasticity of knitted fabric, this portion 15 will be cut separate from the main body portion of the blank and secured thereto, as shown in Figure 3, as it is important that the waist band shall have sufficient elasticity to permit it to accommodate itself to the size of a persons waist and fit snugly about a person wearing the garment. Below the waist band 15 the blank is extended to form a flap 16 and above the edge 12 the blank is cut inwardly or recessed, as shown at 17 thereby forming the 'flap 16 with a tapered lower end 18 and an edge 19 which corresponds to the incline of the side edges of the tapered lower end of the flap. It will thus be seen that the flaps of the two blanks may be folded back upon themselves along the dot and dash line 20 and thereby provide each section of the garment with a flap or marginal portion 21 of double thickness above the seam 22 formed by sewing the edges 17 of the side sections together. Before the flaps are folded along the lines 20, reinforcing strips 23 formed of woven fabric are set in place, as shown in Figure 7. These reinforcing strips add body to the flaps which form the fly 3 and assist in preventing them from accidentally moving out of normally closed position.

When formin a garment, the blanks are cut as shown in F forcing strips are set in place, the flaps 16 are folded'over the reinforcing strips and secured. The edges 17 are sewed together and a strip 24 formed of woven fabric similar to the reinfo'rcin strips 23 is then applied to' the inner sur aces of the extension 15 and this sheet or strip, which serves as a connection for the extensions 15 of the two blanks secured by stitching. The lower portions of the blanks WhlCh have their lower edge ortions folded inwardly along the dot and ash line 26 and sewed to form hems 27, have their edges 12 and 13 sewed together to form the leg extensions and the rear side edges of the blanks are sewed together as shown at .11, to form the rear seam thereby forming a body for the garment. l3efore the seams 11 and .14 are formed, the flaps which are disposed in overla ped relation to each other are sewed together y upper and lower stitching 2 and 29, which extends'along the margins o the overlapped fie s but terminates in spaced relation to eacli other and therebyvleave unsecured portions which will normallybe disposed in flat contacting engagement with each other but may be eas1l se arated when the fly is to be opened. es 30 of strong igure 3, and after the rein-v thread, which may be referred to as rein- I forcing stitching, are provided as shown in Figure 6, to prevent danger of ripping. After the strip 24 has been set in place and secured by stitching along its sides, the upper portion 15 which forms the waist band will be folded inwardly and downwardly along the dot and dash line 31 and secure by stitching, thereby forming a waist band of double wall construction constituting a belt receiving pocket and having an opening at its front above the fly so that the ends of the belt may roject outwardly. A garment formed as described above will be comfortable 'to wear and will fit snu 1y about a persons waist and in view of t e fact that the flaps which form the fly are disposed in overlapping relation to each other and sewed as shown in Figure 6, buttons or other fasteners which are liable to become broken or torn loose when the arment is laundered, will not be necessary. inoe the ends of the belt project outwardly through the openin 'at the front of the belt recelving pocket a ove the fly, the belt may be tightened about a persons waist and 1f the elastic strands become worn out the belt ma be easily removed and a new one substituted:

What is claimed is: k

1. A garment comprising a body having leg extensions, said body consisting of side sections meeting at the front and having recesses at their up r ends and intermediate their depths, the ont portions of the side sections between the recesses being extended to provide flaps and the flaps being folded longitudinally to provide mner and outer layers arable from each other to form a normally closed fly, a connecting strip, joining the upper mar inal portions of the side sections and spaced a ove the overlapped flaps, the upper marginal ortions of t e side sections and said strip ing folded downwardly and secured-to form a belt receivin pocket extending about the body and havm openings in its outer wall at the front 0 the garment above the flaps and constituting a passage for end portions of a belt.

2. A garment comprising a body having leg extensions, said body consisting of duplicate side sections meeting at the front and each having a recess intermediate its depth ta eredinwardly, the .front portion of the side section above its recess being extended to provide a flap extending transverse] and havin atapered lower end, the flap ing folde longitudinall to overlie the bed portionof the section a ve the recess an provide inner and outer layers sewed together along their margins, the folded flaps of the sections being disposed one in overlying relation to the other and the side sections being sewed together below theoverlapped flaps and along the margins of the upper and lower portions of the flaps, the intermediate portions of the flaps being free and readily ee arable from each other to form a norma y closed fly.

In testimon whereof I aflix m si ature. HARRI ON H. FESSLEE. 

